• Exhausted and humbled, the Kings could hardly describe what they'd accomplished in the wake of their thrilling 5-4 overtime win in Chicago that sends them back to the Stanley Cup finals for the second time in the last three seasons.

• Uniformity of pay across the three Canadian major junior hockey leagues makes sense, but good luck selling the idea to players about to enter their overage system in the QMJHL. A new rule could cost them tens of thousands of dollars.